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Readership: There are introductory courses in economics at almost all level one undergraduate programmes in the social sciences as well as in professional courses, like MBA, at a graduate level. This book is aimed at the more able and mature students who are willing to put in effort in order to properly understand the language of economics with all its promise and limitations. For those courses where the objective is to teach students how to think as economists, this book will work as a core text. It will also work as supplementary reading for those courses where understanding economic reasoning is a secondary objective.
Amos Witztum, Senior Lecturer in Economics, London Metropolitan University
"I found this a fascinating read." - Huw Dixon, head of Economics and related studies, York University
"Very comprehensive, and provides the reader with all the analytical tools demanded." - Dr. Dimitrios Asteriou, City University
"A thorough yet clear introduction to economics, acquainting students not only with the basic concepts, but also with the formal tools to apply those concepts." - Marco Haan, University of Groningen
"It offers the student-reader an unusually 'clean' and 'pure' treatment of the relevant theoretical constructs and concepts in economics." - Dr Robin Naylor, University of Warwick
Introduction Technical preface 1: The study of economics 2: Individual choice 3: Production and the behaviour of the firm 4: Market structures 5: The market for factors 6: General equilibrium and welfare economics 7: Externalities and public goods 8: Aggregation and the macroeconomic problem 9: The determinants of output 10: The goods market in the closed economy 11: Money and banking 12: General equilibrium, employment and government policy 13: Prices, inflation and unemployment 14: The open economy 15: Edit queries
